diff --git a/SHiNE-server/shine-server-db/src/main/java/shine/db/dao/UserProfileStateDAO.java b/SHiNE-server/shine-server-db/src/main/java/shine/db/dao/UserProfileStateDAO.java
index 901e8b20..6721fcdc 100644
--- a/SHiNE-server/shine-server-db/src/main/java/shine/db/dao/UserProfileStateDAO.java
+++ b/SHiNE-server/shine-server-db/src/main/java/shine/db/dao/UserProfileStateDAO.java
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ public final class UserProfileStateDAO {
                 """;
         } else if ("following".equals(mode)) {
             sql="""
-                SELECT DISTINCT cn.owner_login, cn.slug, cn.display_name, cn.ava_ar, cn.owner_bch_name, cn.channel_root_block_number, encode(cn.channel_root_block_hash,'hex') root_hash
+                SELECT DISTINCT cn.owner_login, cn.slug, cn.display_name, LOWER(cn.display_name) AS display_name_sort_key, cn.ava_ar, cn.owner_bch_name, cn.channel_root_block_number, encode(cn.channel_root_block_hash,'hex') root_hash
                 FROM connections_state cs JOIN channel_names_state cn ON cn.owner_bch_name=cs.to_bch_name AND cn.channel_root_block_number=cs.to_block_number AND cn.channel_root_block_hash=cs.to_block_hash
                 WHERE LOWER(cs.login)=LOWER(?) AND cs.rel_type=30 AND cn.channel_type_code=1
-                ORDER BY LOWER(cn.display_name), cn.slug LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+                ORDER BY display_name_sort_key, cn.slug LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
                 """;
         } else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported channel mode: "+mode);
         List<ChannelCard> out=new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/VERSION.properties b/VERSION.properties
index f8665ccd..595a0b57 100644
--- a/VERSION.properties
+++ b/VERSION.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 client.version=1.12.0
-server.version=1.9.0
+server.version=1.10.0